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Originally posted by Devino
reply to post by SaturnFX
One of the Astronauts says, "Give me a hand." The narrator even repeats it and it does look like one Astronaut is helping the other up by grabbing his hand or arm. I think there is good evidence that this is exactly what is happening. No "wire" taking the weight, just the other Astronaut's hand.
Originally posted by mistafaz
reply to post by youdidntseeme
The pool scenario is a great example!
If I'm not mistaken then in doing that same motion, one would need an object of support to grab hold of to stop from continuing moving backwards in that environment.
Originally posted by rogertom
i remember bill and ben...and pinochio used to stand up in the same manner.
The Shuttle suit, including the life support system, weighs about 310 pounds. The suit itself weighs about 110 pounds. If an astronaut weighing 175 pounds wears the complete suit, the total weight is then about 485 pounds (310 + 175 =495).
Originally posted by SaturnFX
reply to post by purplemonkeydishwasher
He does appear to be getting help though...you eventually see the person was holding the guys arm.
actually, now whats bugging me is the scene after and the slowed down dirt movement.
I might be starting to look too deeply into this and now seeing everything not making sense.
quick question to anyone...would dirt at 1/6th the gravity of earth fall at the same rate as gravity here? I know a pebble and a brick will fall at the same speed on earth...is gravity a constant in regards to falling? (really don't know offhand...instinct tells me it would fall slower and therefore appear in slow motion, but a confirmation might be nice)
Originally posted by DJW001
Two further observations:
Note how quickly the dust shoots away from the astronaut's foot as he tries to stand up. He has given it a strong lateral impetus and it moves rapidly unhindered by air. This would be impossible if it were filmed in an atmosphere (the dust would billow) or filmed in "slow motion."
quick question to anyone...would dirt at 1/6th the gravity of earth fall at the same rate as gravity here?... (really don't know offhand...instinct tells me it would fall slower and therefore appear in slow motion, but a confirmation might be nice)
Originally posted by Devino
reply to post by SaturnFX
quick question to anyone...would dirt at 1/6th the gravity of earth fall at the same rate as gravity here?... (really don't know offhand...instinct tells me it would fall slower and therefore appear in slow motion, but a confirmation might be nice)
No, things do not fall at the same rate on these two different worlds. Gravitational acceleration here on Earth is 9.8 m/s and on the Moon it would be 1/6th of that or about 1.6 m/s.